Chapter 252: Scout
"No, they weren't ...... at the base at all" Shen Hao took out a cigarette that was completely soaked in water from his coat pocket, dried it carefully by the fire, and then lit it in his mouth, "Not to mention the others, I know Kim and Wendy very well about their abilities." The few Nightmare Hunters who were desperately fighting in the base just now were at most at the level of Warlords, and I hadn't seen those abilities before, so they were definitely not from Millerkel. ”
"What do you mean, it's a bureau?" Chen Xiaoshuang frowned. She also remembered that after Millerkel had established the first base, he had begun to recruit scattered Nightmare Hunters from the vicinity to join their base on a large scale, but Shen Hao and the others did not have much contact with those free people with the attitude that more was better than less.
"Kim once told me that they have a special private satellite at their disposal, with the purpose of monitoring possible anomalies throughout the territory of M, so as to find out where the demon itself is hiding." Shen Hao took a cigarette in his mouth, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said, "At that time, he just said that once the Nightmare Demon sent an army of Apostles and Terminators on a large scale, he would inevitably reveal his whereabouts, but he didn't say how to induce the other party to do his best. Therefore, I suspect that the exposure of the Mont San Gabriel base, and even the sacrifice of so many Nightmare Hunters at once, was part of their plan......"
"Kim said that many of these 'free men' they recruited were 'disobedient', and since they usually don't obey their orders very much, it can be considered 'making the best use' of leaving them in the base to be used as bait......"
"I think that's a high possibility." Chen Xiaoshuang nodded and said, Shen Hao and Kim had only roughly mentioned the conversation with them at the beginning, but everyone didn't pay much attention to it, and even planned to find a safe place at random and wait until the end of the Nightmare Realm.
"If we didn't say yes when he asked us to go on a reconnaissance mission, then did they also list us as sacrificial bait?" Chen Xiaoshuang tilted his head slightly towards the fire, and a faint mist began to evaporate on his long wet hair.
"Maybe, maybe not." Shen Hao added a piece of wood removed from the container shelf into the bonfire, and some dim flames brightened up again, "What I care more about is what kind of confidence they have to dare to challenge the Seven Sins Demon King head-on." And the number of them who came this time was unexpectedly small, you must know that the guys in Millerker usually rely on numbers to win, and their individual combat ability is not even as good as the 'double flower' of country R. ”
"And they haven't specifically solicited you, so it's a bit of an anomaly in that kind of self-confidence." Chen Xiaoshuang bit his lip and added.
"We don't care about it for now, we'll continue to set off when our clothes are dry. When they arrived at the hydropower station and Su Yue and they joined up, they went all the way north, I think they should have a winner after this hard fight, since Kim they don't need us to interfere, we don't have to meddle in our affairs, and when the nightmare world is over, we will go back to China comfortably. Shen Hao threw away the cigarette butt and turned the half-dried clothes aside.
Chen Xiaoshuang shrugged his shoulders and followed his example, rummaging through his clothes. The campfire was very bright, and the clothes and pants of the two men were combat uniforms made of a single layer of fabric, and they were basically dry in less than twenty minutes. After extinguishing the bonfire, the two of them got out of the convenience store and set out on their journey again.
Along the way, the speed of the two increased again, and after resting for dozens of minutes, their physical strength was recovered to a certain extent. The external injuries on the surface of Chen Xiaoshuang's body have completely healed, and the internal injuries under the skin have not had much impact on her movements. The only fly in the ointment was that they lost almost all of their weapons, and they didn't even have a dagger left on them.
By the time we reached the hydropower station, the scheduled meeting time had already been exceeded. Fortunately, when they arrived at Duncan Bridge, they received a contact message from Chen Zihao on the communicator, so in an office at the hydropower station, the four of them converged again.
Su Yue and Chen Zihao both had colors on them, but fortunately, they were not too serious, and they were both bandaged when they were waiting for Shen Hao. The Terminator team that pursued them was finally thrown off by them, which was also the more timely time for Shen Hao to give the order to retreat with all his strength, they invariably borrowed the terrain of the cliff, left the huge and bulky Reaper behind, and then when they left the mountain, they came again with a delicate little cooperation and knocked out the remaining T600.
The difference between a sniper master and a melee master is also seen here, for a melee powerhouse like Shen Hao, it is easier to deal with a reaper with a strong gun than against a small terminator in the formation; Gunners like Chen Zihao and Su Yue can easily deal with small terminators with superior numbers, but the best option for reapers, who are difficult to fatally wound with firearms, is to be chased and flee in all directions.
Su Yue still had some compressed biscuits left in his backpack, and the four of them retreated to the basement of the power station to light a bonfire, boiled a pot of thin paste to fill their stomachs separately, and left one person on duty at night, and slept in turn.
I slept until nine o'clock in the morning the next day, when the sunlight outside hit Shen Hao's face through the air window in the basement. Since receiving the task of going to the repair shop, several people have been in an extremely tense state both physically and mentally, since they have discussed and decided since last night, the next time has to be passed, and the end of the nightmare world is not to seek merit but self-preservation, then the next thing is to recuperate. If it weren't for the lack of the most basic food supplies, they would have even wanted to sleep in this cramped, filthy basement until the end of the Nightmare Realm.
Although it is said that even if they don't eat or drink for a few days, they won't starve Shen Hao to death of thirst, but if they are really in such a state all the time, it will be extremely harmful to their physical strength and combat effectiveness. So after waking up, the four of them reorganized their equipment, left the hydropower station, and set off for the nearest town called Folkmod.
Chen Zihao was carrying a heavy anti-aircraft machine gun, the sniper rifle was still reserved for Su Yue, and the pistols on both of them were given to Chen Xiaoshuang. In addition to helping others carry all the ammunition, Shen Hao also collected some steel bars in the hydropower station, straightened and sharpened them and used them as javelins. The shoddy javelin was thrown in his hand, and it was no more powerful than an assault rifle loaded with armor-piercing rounds.
Today's weather is good, the sun is still high, the clouds in the sky are high, and you should not have to worry about sandstorms and other bad factors in a short time. The four of them did not take the road, but walked along the wilderness on one side, and the speed was naturally not slow, and by noon, the majestic Saint-Gabriel Mountains behind them had disappeared from view.
For some reason, from the time of departure to the present, none of the wandering terminators that occasionally appeared before have appeared, and walking in such an inaccessible wilderness gives people the illusion of walking through the desert of death. However, compared to the Jedi of the desert, such a journey does not lack the minimum guarantee for the survival of creatures. This area was originally a rich land of country M, and although it was barren due to the war, there was no shortage of water sources such as streams and rivers. Where there is water, there are naturally fish, Shen Hao personally went into the water to catch several fat fish, found a leeward river bank and lit a bonfire, and began to prepare lunch.
Chen Zihao, who had just put the washed and stripped flying fish rack on the fire, suddenly turned grim, opened the safety of the anti-aircraft machine gun with a bang, and pointed the barrel at a barren grass more than half a person high.
"Please don't shoot." An awkwardly accented voice came from the grass, and then the grass shook violently a few times, and a humanoid creature slowly walked out of the middle. The creature was still roughly humanoid, but it was covered in small reptilian scales, and its head was completely lizard-like, and although it tried to show a friendly smile, its large mouth full of fine teeth, and the long red tongue that protruded from time to time, gave people an extremely strange feeling.
Walking out of the grass, the complexion of the strange man is also changing rapidly, which is also Chen Zihao's senses are extremely keen, otherwise it is really difficult to find this chameleon-like guy lurking around everyone.
"Sages?" Shen Hao recognized at a glance that this strange guy was a kind of reconnaissance-type beast soldier under Millerker, and they had specially carried two of them when they went out on a mission before, but in the fierce escape and battle that followed, the two beast soldiers were completely separated, and they still don't know whether they are alive or dead. However, the Shi Zhesi in front of him is not one of the two heads they brought out at the beginning, although after receiving the modulation, they are not much different in appearance, but they are just like human beings, even if the overall characteristics are the same, but the local differences still exist.
"Hello Mr. Shen, my name is Lin Deng, and I am the captain of the seventh scout team." Under Chen Zihao's gun, Shi Zhesi walked to the open space somewhat unnaturally, a puff of white smoke rose from his body, and his body changed rapidly, and after a while, the monster like a big lizard walking upright turned into a middle-aged man with a thin face and two mustaches.
"How did you find us?" Shen Hao frowned. Although the actions of his group are not extremely secretive, they are also trying not to attract the attention of all forces, if this guy has been following all the way from the beginning, then it is time to torture them, what are their intentions.
Lin Deng seemed to sense Shen Hao's intentions, and the people who were selected as scouts were naturally flexible, he pulled the corners of his mouth to reveal a harmless smile, and explained to Shen Hao: "Our seventh scout team has been scattered in the northern part of the San Gabriel Mountains, within a radius of one hundred kilometers to investigate the situation, just now I saw smoke floating here, so I came to investigate, but I didn't expect to meet Mr. Shen and you." Seeing that Shen Hao only raised his eyebrows, and didn't know whether to believe his words, Lin Deng hurriedly continued, "Our boss has been looking for you, this order has been issued to all the members, since I have seen you, I just hope you can allow me to reply to the boss, I don't know if it is possible?" ”